The Salmon Express Recipe

A light and chic main course that only takes fifteen minutes to prepare, Salmon express is a modest but elegant healthy food you can serve for dinner when you’ve run out of time and ideas but still wish to enjoy a gourmet meal. Ideally, use Norwegian salmon to make sure you get a good quality salmon, which is essential for this recipe. For an uplifting gustatory experience, serve this with a glass of Cahors, Cotes du Rhone Rose or Chassagne Montrachet Blanc.

This can also be served as first course or as Hors d'oeuvres in cocktail parties and other healthy meals.

Healthy food recipes to try: Salmon Express Recipe

Ingredients:

3 1/2 oz. fresh salmon per person

1 teaspoon black olive tapenade (ground olive puree)

mayonnaise with olive oil

basil

thyme

lemon

savory

chervil

chives

salt

pepper

mesclun (chervil, arugula, leafy lettuces and endive in equal proportions)

garlic

olive oil

Directions:

1. For this recipe, you need tapenade, which is spread on the middle of the dish. You can buy tapenade in a jar or make your own and store in the fridge for later use. Finely chop black olives and capers, then pound or puree them in a food processor, adding olive oil little by little until you get a thick paste. 

2. Cut the Norwegian Salmon into very thin slices and place them nicely on top of the tapenade, which is spread on the center of the plate. Prepare a mayonnaise sauce using fresh herbs of basil, thyme, lemon and chervil. Whip up the mayonnaise with olive oil and the fresh herbs. 

3. Season the top of the salmon with salt and a pinch of pepper to make it nice and spicy. Brush the salmon with the mayonnaise sauce. Cook the dish on the salamander stove or the grill in your oven. Two minutes is enough under the salamander as the salmon is very finely cut. It should turn into a white yellowish color. 

4. Place a flourish of lettuce, lemons, and chives on the center of the dish to set it off. Add basil and flat parsley. Sprinkle with chopped chives which will heighten the flavor. 

5. To make the basil-based sauce: mix finely chopped basil, olive oil, and a hint of chopped garlic. Drizzle on the salmon dish. Be careful when serving the warm plate. Enjoy!